Another July 1st, another nervous couple of weeks. Fortunately the news this year was good, I was renewed.

Microsoft’s MVP Program is a way that they reward non-Microsoft folks for the contributions they’ve made to the community over the last year. I’ve done enough over the last year to meet that high bar, which is something that I’ve aspired to every year since 2006 when I got my first MVP award.

Being in the MVP Program has been great for me. I have learned so much and made some great lifelong friends. It has been lifechanging.